Wesley Livsey Jones

Wesley Livsey Jones (9 October 1863-19 November 1932) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Washington's at-large district (R) from from 4 March 1899 to 4 March 1909, succeeding William C. Jones and preceding James W. Bryan, and a US Senator from 4 March 1909 to 19 November 1932, succeeding Levi Ankeny and preceding Elijah S. Grammer.

Biography
Wesley Livsey Jones was born in Bethany, Illinois on 9 October 1863, and he was orphaned when his father, a US Army private, was killed during the American Civil War. Jones became a lawyer in 1886 and opened a practice in Decatur, but he moved to North Yakima, Washington in 1889. He became a well-known campaign speaker during the 1880s and 1890s, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 1899 to 1909 and in the US Senate from 1909 until his death in 1932. His support for Prohibition led to his defeat for re-eleciton in 1932, but he died before he could leave office.